Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-18
FROM UTAH.
Resolutions Adopted BY the
Board of Trade.

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Resolutions Adopted BY the
Board Of Trade.
A special meeting Of the Board oi
Trade was held yesterday, at which
the following resolutions were adop-
ted:
WHEREAS, The Los Angeles Board
of Trade has noticed with deep in
terest and pleasure the active steps
now being taken by various prominent
and well-known citizens of Salt Lake
City, Utah, to organize company to
construct standard gauge railroad
from Salt Lake City westward; and
believing that all the commercial
interests of Utah Territory and South
ern California would be materially
benefited and greatly developed by
the construction of the contemplated
road directly to Los Angeles, the gar
den spot of California, and, at the
present time, the most progressive
city on the Pacific slope, therefore,
| be it
Resolved, That the directors of this
board having in view the great advan-
ages and benef is that would ensue,
hould said road be constructed to this
ity, hereby exte nd to the gentlemen
of Salt Lake City who are at the head
of this movement, our assurances
that our people::hail with qualification
the possibility of the successful issue
of this project, and recommend that
the advisability of through line from
Salt Lake City to this point be serious
ly considered the projectors Of this
road; and we desire to say further
that, in our opinion, said road would
be successful in every point OF view
from the day the last rail was laid.
Resolved, that we offer our support,
so far as the influence of this board
cal. go, il assisting the projectors of
this enterprise in carrying out their
plans to make this road through line
from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles,
Cal.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions, signed by the president and
secretary OF this board, be forwarded
to Governor West, chairman OF the
meeting held in Salt Lake City, and
copies furnished the press for publica-
ton.
EUGENE GERMAN, President.
A. M. LAWRENCE, Secretary.
To accompany these to Salt Lake
City, Secretary Lawrence has pre-
pared the following letter:
Governor West, Chairman Railroad
Committee, Salt Lake City, Utah
Territory.
DEAR SIR:-It affords me pleasure
to forward to you the enclosed resolu-
tions, adopted by our Board of Direc-
tors at a special meeting held this
A. M.
They relate, as you will observe, to
the contemplated construction of
railroad from your city this way; a
project that has recently been brought
to our attention. We are informed,
and understand, that it is in the hands
of influential gentlemen of your city,
and that the matter has gone 80 far
that subscriptions to the capital stock
are being paid in Our people here
hope that this is not an idle rumor, or
a visionary scheme, but is solid and
substantial reality. We hope, further
more, that it is the intention and aim
CT the gentlemen at the head Of this
enterprise to make the road through
line from your city to ours.
While we cannot, from our present
sources of information, say much in
regard to the country east of us,
beyond our State line, yet we believe
that we can assure you that every
mile of road from our State boundry
to the Pacific Ocean, if constructed 80
as to reach that outlet through this
city, will pay from the start.
We are a marvelously rich country
in every way; our soil is the most pro-
ductive, its capabilities the greatest,
and the returns the most satisfactory,
of any part Of this rich and fertile
State.
Our climate is perfection, and
thousands of people are coming here
ON all parts of the Union for that
alone.
1 can safely say (and we court in
vestigation in this respect) that to-day
no city W ,st of the Rocky Mountains
is enjoying and realizing such tangible
results from the general prosperity
extant throughout our entire section
as Los Angeles, and from Indications
both past and present, it is safe to say
rhat the future is bright, with con-
of this same gratifying con-
tdition.
We are the friends of all railroads
that seek our city. To both the
Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, we gratefully acknowl-
edge our Indebtedness for much of
the prosperity we enjoy. 1 can say,
however, that this prosperity is recip-
rocal, for the volume of business done
by both systems in freight and pas
senger traffic, we are confident, is
very gratifying and satisfactory to
both corporations.
In conclusion | will say that we
hope your road will come, we will not
throw off our old friends, but we can
welcome new ones with open arms,
and assurance of a paying share of the
immense business of our city, and the
country tributary to it.
Hoping that in the near future our
Board may hear from you with fuller
particulars than we now have in re-
gard to your projected road. l remain,
Yours very truly,
A. NJ LAWRENCE Secretary |